WHEREAS we affirm the right of all members of our community to live the gender that feels most authentic to them, whether or not it is the gender they were assigned at birth, as part of the life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness to which we are all entitled;
WHEREAS our government at all levels has a duty to protect the rights, dignity, and very existence of all people, including transgender, nonbinary, and other gender-expansive people;
WHEREAS transgender, nonbinary, and other gender-expansive people are especially vulnerable members of our society, experiencing disproportionately high rates of unemployment, poverty, housing instability, violence, mental illness, and suicide;
WHEREAS actions are being taken at all levels of government to infringe upon the rights of transgender, nonbinary, and other gender-expansive people by limiting their right to serve in the military, their access to passports and other government documentation, and their ability to participate in sports according to their gender identity;
WHEREAS actions are being taken to criminalize the affirmation of transgender individuals’ identities at all ages, outlaw or eliminate their access to gender-affirming health care (1)(2), and impose heightened risk of sexual abuse and violence against trans women in federal prison by relocating them into men’s prisons against their will;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the 31st Legislative District Democrats affirm the existence, dignity, and human rights of transgender, nonbinary, and other gender-expansive people of all ages and will continue to advocate for their safety and wellbeing;
THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the 31st Legislative District Democrats urge our elected leaders to stand with the transgender, nonbinary, and other gender-expansive members of our community and vigorously defend their lives, dignity, autonomy, and wellbeing;
THEREFORE BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the 31st Legislative District Democrats will send a copy of this resolution to each member of Congress and the U.S. Senate representing the 31st Legislative District and urge our members to contact their Federal representatives in support of this resolution.
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